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Price County Traffic Safety Commission Minutes Date: June 4, 2026 Time: 1:00 p.m. Place: Courthouse County Board Room 101; 126 Cherry St; Phillips, WI 54555 Call to Order: Meeting called to order at 1:00 p.m. by Dennis Wartgow, Commission Chair. Roll Call Members Present: Randie Ruby (WDOT Engineer); Todd Horn (Bureau of Transportation Safety); Jason McMillan (Phillips School District); Marvin Nevelier -Remote (Park Falls Police Department); Bryce Schoenborn (Attorney/Legal); Dennis Wartgow (Price County Board Supervisor); Timothy Westphal-Remote (Wisconsin State Patrol); Dixie Weidman (Park Falls Citizen Member) Members Excused: Robert Hawn (Price County Sheriff’s Department); Roger Petrick -Remote (Price County Highway Department) Items for Discussion and Possible Action 1. Public Comment and Communication: None. 2. Meeting Minutes – March 5, 2026 Motion McMillan/Weidman to approve the March 5, 2026, meeting minutes. Motion carried. 3. Law Enforcement Reports: a. Price County Sheriff’s Department (Robert Hawn): No report. b. Park Falls Police Department (Marvin Nevelier): No report. c. Wisconsin State Patrol (Timothy Westphal): Reports personnel movement within the Wisconsin State Patrol. The State Trooper assigned to Price County for the last few years has transferred out, while someone new will be transferring to the County. 4. Wisconsin Department of Transportation a. Bureau of Transportation Safety – Law Enforcement Liaison (Todd Horn): Presented the Price County Traffic Safety Commission Quarterly Informational Slides; Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Division of State Patrol; and Bureau of Traffic Safety and Technical Services, and the report is on file. Reported Wisconsin Fatali ty Totals have decreased by 30, going into the summer of 2026, in comparison with 2025 at this time. Between January and April of 2026, numbers of crashes have been somewhat stable overall. There has been a decrease in ten-driver crashes during that period. Winter road crashes increased somewhat between January and April 2026, due to an increase in snowy conditions. Presented WiSTAR as an online program for law enforcement to track citations and warnings. Crashes are marked online with “clickable” pins to display traffic information such as dates, locations and agencies. WiSTAR is a useful tool for law enforcement to gather data on traffic stops, warnings and citations. The Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) is a federal reimbursement program (90% federal/10% match) focused on infrastructure improvements identified and selected through a data- driven approach. HSIP can be utilized by Highway Department Commissioners , by local entities, and to aid in projects that reduce numbers and severity of crashes. Zero in Wisconsin, the Governor’s Conference on Highway Safety, will be held August 24-25, 2026, at the Kalahari Convention Center. Presentations and topics for discussion will include E-Bikes; Vulnerable Road Users; Impaired Driving; Road-Sharing with ATV/UTVs, Safe Routes to School, Wisconsin’s New Roadside Oral Fluid Law; Teen Driver Safety; Traffic Safety Messaging & Communication; MADD’s Court Monitoring Program; and Traffic Incident Management Topics. Discussion on Place Of Last Drink (POLD) capabilities and using that data collected in conjunction with Community Maps. b. Traffic Safety Engineer (Randie Ruby): Presented the WisDOT Traffic Engineers Report with the latest construction projects from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, and including one operational and safety update at the end. The report is on file. Construction projects can also be found at https://projects.511wi.gov. The project on County D (Park Drive to Mink Drive), a 10.3-mile safety improvement in Phillips, is slated for construction from April 27, 2026, through June 29, 2026. The bridge replacement on Hills Road (formerly Squaw Creek Road) is scheduled for construction in June 2026. The bridge replacement on Larkin Road is estimated for construction from May 2026 through November 2027. Traffic Safety Engineer Ruby followed up on the operational and safety assessment to ensure all updates were installed for the i ntersection traffic control improvement at WIS 13 and WI S 11. Photographs were presented of the updates and are on file. Signing improvements completed included doubling stop signs on Little Chicago Road and WIS 111 approaches, and the addition of red reflective strips to stop signs on Little Chicago Road and WIS 111. There are flashing red lights on stop signs on both sides of WIS 13. 5. School Transportation Report (Jason McMillan): School is out for the year. No report. 6. Other Reports: a. Attorney/Legal (Bryce Schoenborn): No report. b. Citizen Member (Dixie Weidman): No report. c. Price County Board of Supervisors (Dennis Wartgow): No report. d. Price County Highway Department (Roger Petrick): No report. 7. Next Meeting: September 3, 2026 8. Adjourn: Meeting adjourned at 1:28 p.m. by Dennis Wartgow, Commission Coordinator Respectfully Submitted by Meredith Hueckman, County Clerk